simvastatin
noun
sim·va·stat·in
ˈsim-və-ˌsta-tᵊn 
ˌsim-və-ˈsta-
: a semisynthetic drug C25H38O5 that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream and is derived from a compound produced by a mold (Aspergillus terreus)
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Patients can obtain low-dose simvastatin without a prescription, but the medications are placed behind the pharmacy counter and distributed after a pharmacist’s consultation.
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Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
One is called simvastatin, used to manage high cholesterol.
—Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, 17 May 2016
For example, a daily glass of this juice boosts simvastatin and lovastatin by 260% if taken at the same time (American Journal of Medicine, January 2016).
—Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
The Pfizer drug, Paxlovid, shouldn’t be used at the same time as certain other drugs, including common ones like the cholesterol-lowering pill simvastatin, also known by the brand Zocor.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022
The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas' new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug.
—Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas’s new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug.
—Sydney Lupkin, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018
Of the 56 million Americans who are considered candidates for drugs with names like simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin and atorvastatin, just about half that number take them.
—Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 24 July 2017
Could fluoxetine (Prozac) or simvastatin (Zocor) have different uses?
—Tim Calkins, Fortune, 6 July 2017
Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
One is called simvastatin, used to manage high cholesterol.
—Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, 17 May 2016
For example, a daily glass of this juice boosts simvastatin and lovastatin by 260% if taken at the same time (American Journal of Medicine, January 2016).
—Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
The Pfizer drug, Paxlovid, shouldn’t be used at the same time as certain other drugs, including common ones like the cholesterol-lowering pill simvastatin, also known by the brand Zocor.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022
The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas' new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug.
—Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas’s new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug.
—Sydney Lupkin, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018
Of the 56 million Americans who are considered candidates for drugs with names like simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin and atorvastatin, just about half that number take them.
—Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 24 July 2017
Could fluoxetine (Prozac) or simvastatin (Zocor) have different uses?
—Tim Calkins, Fortune, 6 July 2017
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simvastatin
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sim·va·stat·in
ˈsim-və-ˌstat-ᵊn
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